Sunday, April 21, 2013

Inspiration: The Bad Seed (1956)

This is one of those movies that, even before I watched it, already knew I was going to enjoy it. Portrayed by Patty McCormack, miniature psychopath Rhoda Penmark, dressing in Shirley Temple-like clothing, presents the perfect image of a well-mannered 1950s schoolgirl. When one of Rhoda's classmates mysteriously drowns at a school picnic, the suspicions begin. The 8 year-old socipath, driven only by her own selfishness, starts to unsettle her mother by behaving coldly towards other human beings.
I love the movie’s disturbing atmosphere. The Bad Seed
is often classified as a horror movie because of the killer child at
its center, and there’s no denying that Rhoda influenced a legion of
creepy kids in cinema - Wednesday Addams, for instance, reminds me of a brunette version of Rhoda.

This thriller is actually very entertaining and you are all aware of my penchant for evil girls, so let's just say that, after watching this movie, I feel like braiding my hair neatly in pigtails and put on my prettiest dresses, while hanging around with a psycho smirk.